##### Highlighted Changes * Introducing Rainy Skies Gold! Gold includes faster weather, air quality, and pollen updates along with new weather sources, favorite-location forecasts, expanded History features, and background Trip Planner updates. * Gold members can now use NOAA / National Weather Service forecasts in the United States. AirNow.gov is now the default air quality source for U.S. locations, with Google available as an alternative. * History now includes "Today in History" comparisons and a "Time Machine" for viewing any completed month back to January 2021. (Gold subscription required) * "Trip Planner" - plan single or multi-destination trips, see live forecasts and historical climate data for each stop, and get notified when a trip forecast becomes available or changes significantly. * "Favorite Locations" - mark your most important saved locations as favorites. Gold members can see current conditions and a seven-day forecast for each one right from the Locations screen. * Updated for OS 27 with a refreshed app icon and new extra-large portrait widgets on iPhone. ##### New Features * App: Updated the minimum version to 27.0. * App (AI): Expanded "Ask Rainy Skies" with better current, forecast, and historical weather tools, more concise multi-day answers, and improved recovery from model errors. * App (Daily): Added a customizable summary above the daily forecast with the dominant condition, precipitation, UV Index, wind, wind gusts, and feels-like temperature when relevant. * App (Daily): Added new daily forecast views for precipitation amount, UV Index, wind, Air Quality Index, and pollen. * App (Detail): Hourly and Daily forecasts now share a detail screen with selectable charts and data points. * App (iPad + Mac): Saved locations can now open in independent, restorable weather windows. * App (iPad + Mac): Added keyboard shortcuts for switching between Weather, Radar, History, Ask Rainy Skies, and Trip Planner. * App (Settings): Added a setting to use Feels Like as the primary temperature throughout the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. * App (Settings): Added guidance for improving notification freshness by using a widget or Always Location access. * App (Settings): Updated the default accent color to be based on the app icon. * App (Settings-Notifications): Today and Tomorrow Daily Summaries now share content, sound, and badge settings while keeping separate schedules and forecast time periods. * App (UI): Added a Settings button to the main screens when the sidebar isn't available. * Notifications: Daily Summaries can now include precipitation timing and feels-like temperature when it differs enough from the actual temperature. * Widgets: Added extra-large portrait versions of the Forecast and Hourly + Daily Chart widgets. ##### Bug Fixes * App: Fixed weather refreshes sometimes returning stale data after changing locations or overlapping requests, and added clearer loading, cached-weather, failure, and retry states. * App (Charts): Fixed selecting Air Quality Index values and corrected annotation colors on Location Info charts. * App (Location): Fixed weather sometimes remaining stuck while finding the current location when it matched a cached location. * App (Radar): Added an error message when radar data can't be loaded. * Notifications: Fixed precipitation notifications being sent repeatedly for the same precipitation event. * Watch: Fixed missing Air Quality configuration. And finally... I tried to catch some fog yesterday. ... ... I mist.
##### Highlighted Changes * Air Quality Index and pollen information have arrived! Find them throughout the app and widgets, or create threshold notifications. * Precipitation notifications are here! Rainy Skies can let you know when precipitation is on the way and when it should end. * Don't use your current location? Set a Home Location for widgets and notifications. * The tab bar is now customizable. Add your favorite pages and tuck away the ones you don't use. ##### New Features * Ask Rainy Skies received some big improvements. It now provides much more coherent answers about your upcoming weather. * Current weather now shows the most unusual conditions first by default. * Hourly weather can be sorted alphabetically, by abnormality, or using your own custom order. * Notification thresholds can now be edited without deleting and recreating them. * Threshold notifications now tell you when the condition should end. * Large and XL Forecast widgets can dynamically show minute-by-minute precipitation when rain or snow is approaching. * The History temperature and precipitation charts have been combined. ##### Bug Fixes * Improved widget chart scaling and weather backgrounds. * Fixed hourly precipitation using the wrong units. * Fixed the Apple Watch app, which would occasionally reset the current screen. No more! * Improved weather alert notification cleanup. * Various layout, cache, widget, and Apple Watch improvements. And finally... I tried to catch some fog yesterday. ... I mist.
##### Highlighted Changes * The triumphant return of radar data. It's maybe a little less fancy, but hey, we gotta start somewhere. * Weather alerts are now sourced directly from the National Weather Service (in the US). The weather alert screen and notifications should be greatly improved. * Daily summary notifications are now more customizable! Add wind, UV Index, and other information into the notification always, or when they reach a certain threshold. * Speaking of thresholds, get notified when the *current* weather crosses certain thresholds too. Get notified when the UV Index is above 7, or when wind gusts hit 40mph, or when the feels like temperature is sub-zero. ##### Bug Fixes * App (UI): The weather screen sometimes failing to update bug should be fixed. * App (Daily): Day summaries should now have the correct precipitation amounts. And Finally... I have an inferiority complex... ... ...but it’s not a very good one.
# Highlighted Changes * Radar has been removed. The radar data provider I was using has discontinued its API. I am actively looking for a new service. * A new set of hourly, daily, and hourly + daily chart widgets have been added! # New Features * App (Alerts): You can now share weather alerts * Widgets: Precipitation chance won't show up unless it's at least 10% # Bug Fixes * App (Hourly): Fixed hourly wind data having two decimal places. Now it uses whole numbers. * App (UI): Updated the last refreshed time at the bottom of the weather screen to also note the next update time And finally... Did you hear about the bossy man at the bar? He ordered everyone around.
##### Highlighted Changes * Updated for OS 26, including an all-new Liquid Glass tab bar (on iPhone), a new icon, and more * Chat with Rainy Skies! On an Apple Intelligence-enabled device, you can open the chat window and ask questions about the upcoming weather ##### New Features * Alerts: Weather alerts now look a little nicer * App (Daily): Added an AI-generated summary of a day's weather (beta, disabled by default) * App (Daily): Updated the default day weather summary to be more accurate and consider snowfall * Notifications: Added a setting to show notifications using only daytime (7am–7pm) data * Notifications: Added a setting to show the morning notification using "rest of day" data * Radar: You can now tap the radar map to show and hide UI * Settings (Daily): Added a setting to show daily weather dates in MM/DD format instead of weekday * Settings (Hourly): Added a setting to change when the hourly bar thinks it's cloudy, and tweaked the default from 60% clouds to 70% * Settings (Sync): Added many more options to sync settings, and many new settings are synced by default * Settings (Units): New settings to tweak precipitation amount, visibility, wind speed, and air pressure units * Widgets: Very minor UI updates ##### Bug Fixes * App: Fixed location updates happening too frequently * App: Fixed weather data not updating when you open the app or Radar screen * History: The history screen's daily data now shows more days per swipe on iPad and Mac (instead of three regardless of device) * App (iPad + Mac): Fixed the weather pane and sidebar widths and allow them to be more flexible * App (Mac): Fixed the hourly data type picker * App (UI): Fixed backgrounds in the app to look the same * Widgets: Fixed the "Requires Silver Subscription" error And finally... Why did the boy do his homework on the plane? He wanted a higher education.
# Bug Fixes * Fixed "Location Info" button on iPads
# Highlighted Changes - You can now select to see every hour in the hourly bar dropdown menu, and there is a new setting in “Hourly” settings to make that the default - Added “Last 30 Days” weather screen, accessible from a button on “Weather” screen daily weather (Silver only) - Added “Location Info” screen, accessible from the (i) button on the Locations screen containing a map of the location and monthly statistics As usual, you can find all the release notes on our website: rainyskies.app/changelog/ # And Finally… What kind of music should you listen to while fishing? … … … … Something catchy!
##### Highlighted Changes * Enabled Mac Catalyst! I haven't tweaked Rainy Skies much for it yet, but it should work a bit better than it used to. * A new icon for Easter 2025! As usual, you can find all the release notes on our website: rainyskies.app/changelog/ ##### And Finally... What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? ... ... ... A stick. =D
##### Highlighted Changes * Apple Watch circular and corner complications now include color. * Locations are now one line (no country). There is a new setting to put the country back in. You can find more details about other features and bug fixes in the changelog on our website! ##### And Finally... Why did the chicken cross the playground? ... ... ... To get to the other slide.
##### Highlighted Changes * Radar! You can now view precipitation radar and cloud cover on a map. Tap the "Radar" tab at the bottom (or on the side on iPad) to see it. If precipitation is on the way, you'll see a mini-radar view alongside the next-hour precipitation chart. * There are many color schemes and options in the new "Radar" settings screen. * If you have a free account, you'll only see the current radar. On Silver, you can see past and future radar (up to 30 minutes in the future). * Apple Watch app! You can see much of the same information—but no radar, yet :( —in the new Apple Watch app. The same refresh rate rules apply on the Apple Watch app as they do in the main app. Many complications and widgets were added as well. You can find the full list of changes on our website. Up next are bug fixes and other small tweaks. You can find an updated roadmap on our website too. Thanks for being a user of Rainy Skies! ##### And Finally... Why are libraries so tall? ... ... ... Because they have many stories. =D
Hello weather geeks! iOS 18 is out now and I've got a few small tweaks to keep the app up to date. Namely, the app now supports Apple's newest phones and iOS 18 dark mode / tinted mode icons. I'm working on a big update I hope to share for the app's first anniversary next month. Thank you for your patronage and keep an eye out for rainy skies! What has five toes and isn't your foot? ... ... ... My foot
Bug Fixes ---------- - Reduced duplicate weather alert notifications even further How do you make a tissue dance? ... ... Put a little boogie in it.
##### Bug Fixes * Fixed the notification tip continually reappearing, even after you've dismissed it (fingers crossed) * Fixed weather alerts disappearing and reappearing, and duplicate notifications being sent. Really sorry about that one! Finally... I went to the aquarium this weekend, but I didn’t stay long. ... There’s something fishy about that place.
##### Highlighted Changes * A revamped hourly data type picker. That's a really long name for the menu that lets you pick what kind of hourly data you're looking at, like "temperature" or "precipitation chance". That whole menu has been given a makeover to make it quicker to use and totally customizable. (Silver subscription required) * You might notice a little toggle next to the minutely precipitation chart the next time it's raining. You can now see the percent chance of rain over the next hour too! (Silver subscription required) * Current weather has been given a bit of a glow-up. You can now swipe on the mini data blocks to see more. Press and hold to get to the settings menu and customize away. (Silver subscription required) * Notifications! Maybe that idea doesn't excite you yet, but give it a whirl. It has probably been one of the most difficult features to get right, but also one that's been far more useful than I would have thought! You can get summary notifications for today's and tomorrow's weather, and alerts when severe weather is entering your area. (Silver subscription required) ##### Other New Features * If you return to the app after a while, we'll deposit you at the top of the weather screen. * After you've been using the app for a bit, we'll ask how you're feeling about the app. You have no idea how much a good review means. ##### Bug Fixes * Adjusted how weather alerts look on the weather screen so they'll show their full title more often. * It felt odd that the snow icon was a snowflake, but the icon for rain was clouds and rain. Now the icon for snow is clouds and snow to match. * When you would open weather alert information, there was a weird visual glitch at the bottom of the web view. That's been polished off. * The bar on the side would show "cloudy" (gray color), even when it was mostly sunny outside. Fixed! * Adjusted the hourly detail screen to fix the text being all caddywompus. * Adjusted the precipitation intensity chart to not hit the ceiling so often. ##### What's Next It's summertime where I am. That means vacations and iOS announcement season. The next update of Rainy Skies will aim for the fall when the next version of iOS releases. I hope you all have a safe and blessed summer (or whatever season you are in)! And, finally... What’s a ghost’s favorite summer treat? ... I-scream!
Not much new here, just a little housecleaning! # Bug Fixes # * Fixed a bug with the next-hour precipitation chart. It would always show extremely light rain, even during a storm. Our attempts to change the weather failed, so we'll return to showing you what's happening out your window. * Fixed a bug with the tip jar where the image would load and then load again. What's Forrest Gump's password? ... 1forrest1 Thanks for using Rainy Skies! We'll have new features for you...when they're ready. Grace and peace!
# Highlighted Changes # * New Free App Icon “Bold White” — We’ve introduced a fresh app icon that’s bolder than a banana trying to impress its peel. It’s so white that it makes snowflakes jealous. Plus, it’s free! * Locations Sync Between Devices — Your weather preferences are now more synchronized than a perfectly choreographed rain dance. * iPad Split View: Weather and Locations — It’s like having a meteorologist and a GPS navigator co-hosting a reality show. Tune in for the drama! * “What’s New” Screen — We’ve added a “What’s New” screen because everyone deserves a little suspense in their weather app experience. It’s like opening a fortune cookie, but instead of lucky numbers, you get juicy app updates. Spoiler alert: It’s all about the weather (and maybe a sprinkle of magic). * Custom Widget Locations — Widgets now let you set custom locations. Want to know the weather at the North Pole? Done. Curious about conditions on Mars? Well...we can't do that...yet. # Other Changes # * Paywall Upgrade: Now with Pizzazz! — Our paywall has undergone a transformation. It’s no longer a dull toll booth; it’s a glittering gateway to premium features. * Settings Screen Shuffle — We reorganized the settings screen like a game of musical chairs. It’s sleeker, snazzier, and more intuitive. * Subscription Sleuth Mode — We’re now Sherlock Holmes for subscriptions. If we suspect you’ve subscribed, we’ll discreetly investigate. Expect a polite inquiry: “Excuse me, dear user, do you have a subscription? Mind if we restore it on your new device?” Elementary, my dear Watson. * Dot-Dot-Who's-There? — New app icons now wear a tiny dot until you give them attention. It’s like they’re saying, “Hey, I’m here! Look at me!” Treat them kindly; they’re sensitive. And remember, every time you ignore an icon, a pixel sheds a tear. # Bug Fixes # * Chart Bugs Squashed — Our charts were acting glitchier than a robot doing the cha-cha. But fear not! We’ve debugged them faster than a caffeine-fueled programmer during a hackathon. Now your weather graphs are smoother than a jazz sax solo. * Weather Alerts: No More Hide-and-Seek — Weather alerts were playing peekaboo, hiding from the screen like mischievous sprites. We’ve scolded them and put them back where they belong. Now you’ll know about storms, rainbows, and unicorn sightings in real-time. * Farewell, “Location 1” Mystery * Various other bits and bobs Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Remember, our app is like a weather wizard’s spellbook—full of surprises, enchantments, and occasional hiccups. Enjoy the updates, and may your forecasts be as accurate as a cat predicting rain (which is to say, not very). Happy weather-watching!
Happy Holidays! The only new item in this update is a Christmas 2023 app icon for subscribed users. I have some great new updates in the works that I think you'll really love. Best of wishes to you and your families during this holiday season, and I'm praying for a wonderful new year for all of you. And, of course, here's your joke of the update! How much did Santa pay for his sleigh? ... ... ... Nothing. It was on the house.
Ahoy, app aficionados! This update is jam-packed with fixes and tweaks. Let's dive into the changes: Fixes: - We've mastered the art of instant weather metamorphosis. Toggle those temperature units, and watch the numbers change faster than our Michigan weather. - Fixed selecting hours on the hourly detail screen now changes the info data properly – It was a bit like trying to teach a cat to fetch. But fear not, the hourly details now obey your taps like a well-trained butler. - Fixed free version location limit alert now shows up at the right time and ISN'T IN ALL CAPS – We realized the alert was shouting at you like an overexcited sports commentator. It's now speaking in a more civilized lowercase tone. - Fix weather pull date – Our weather pull date footer has been a bit of a time traveler itself, jumping back and forth. Apologies for any confusion; we've grounded it and sorted out its timeline issues. - Fix the "Member Since" date text for subscribers – It turns out, our app was a little confused about its age. It's not Benjamin Button; we've corrected the "Member Since" date to reflect your subscription's true age. So there you have it, brave users! This update is like a magician's hat—full of fixes, surprises, and maybe even a rabbit or two. Keep enjoying the app, and remember, if you find any more quirks, consider them part of the charm. Stay quirky! And of course, your dad joke for this update: My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape... ... ... ... That would be a big step forward!
Hey there, fearless app explorers! We're back with our first little app update, and this one's all about your senses. Get ready to feel the app like never before. Features: - Your hands just got a new best friend. Feel the loading, errors, and taps with a touch of style. It's like a virtual handshake every time you use the app. - We've set your widgets free! They're like little weather detectives now, gathering their own info. No more relying on the weather app to spill the beans. Fixes: We squashed some bugs, and the results are both beautiful and a little quirky. - The current weather widget was acting up, but they're back in business now. No more sudden weather widget meltdowns. - We're using location coordinates so fuzzy, they're almost cuddly. Be aware that this update will invalidate all your existing caches. We've fixed up the UI a little bit, to make things just a little bit fresher. - Fixed the dew point chart not scrolling – It was more stuck than a lollipop in summer. Now, it flows like a river. - Fixed bottom padding of weather ad when it wasn't on screen – Padding is great, but let's not get carried away. We've fixed it so it stays where it's supposed to. - Don't show refreshing UI when no refresh is needed – No more fake refreshes. - We used to be a bit forgetful when we last checked the weather at the bottom of the weather screen. Now we're spot on, like a well-trained golden retriever. Performance Improvements — It's like trading your bike for a rocket. So there you have it, folks. This update is all about feeling the vibes, making things look right, and performing like a champ. Enjoy the sensory journey, and as always, keep those feature requests and bug reports coming. We love hearing from you, even if it's to say, "Hey, your app is the best thing since sliced bread." Stay sensational! Oh yeah, and here's your dad joke for this update: Why don't skeletons fight each other? ... ... ... Because they don't have the guts!